Alpine marmot vs Water Chickweed

Marmota marmota compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Marmota	Stellaria
Species	Marmota marmota	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Water Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.